Consulting Director, Director of Market Research

Overview

Lead market research to drive sustainable insights for top organizations.

Key Responsibilities

• vendor management
• research design
• data analysis
• client presentations
• insight action
• people management

Tasks

-Successfully manage outside resources and build relationships with key partners/vendors so that they enjoy doing business with Shelton and the agency is provided with the best possible terms/work from them. -Identify problems, seek out help and advice from others and create solutions. -Design and manage research projects from listening to clients through methodology design, analysis, and reporting. -Successfully manage people so that they feel supported and perform at their best. -Envision, create, and own client presentations. -See patterns indicating issues to solve and future scenarios/opportunities and be able to articulate them and plan to solve or leverage them. -Collaborate well with internal team members in research, creative and account service to help lead our clients to inspire insights. -Serves as a thought leader and subject matter expert within the agency, with clients and within the industry at large. -Ensures overall client satisfaction throughout the research process and manages client relationships to generate repeat business. -Make insights actionable, whether it is for product development, marketing strategy-building or creative campaign development.

Requirements

• 10+ years
• project management
• quantitative
• degree
• storytelling
• computer skills

What You Bring

-Display a high degree of personal accountability for accuracy and timeliness. -Master’s the entire research process and enjoys sharing research knowledge and skills to develop talent on the research team and inspire members of other departments. -Methodologically agnostic; with a passion for rigorous research ranging from ethnography to conjoint with deep experience on the quantitative side of market research. -Requires 10+ years’ experience of deep research and project management experience nationally and internationally (supplier-side desired). -Be willing to try new approaches as the agency grows. -Overnight travel may be required to client meetings or sites. -Be able to immediately see the path for implementing bigger picture ideas. -Maintain excellent computer skills; quickly master any new software. -Be comfortable playing the devil’s advocate. -Truly shares our passion for storytelling, creating synthesized, visually compelling presentations incorporating clear tables, graphs, and infographics. -Requires 4-year degree.

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About Erm

-Flourished through merging UK and US consultancies, building a truly global footprint. -Has carried out major environmental assessments for projects like High Speed 1, HS2, Keystone and Dakota Access pipelines. -Works in sectors from mining, energy and chemicals to manufacturing, pharma, power, renewables, finance and TMT. -Combines strategic advisory and technical delivery, using digital tools and proprietary methodologies. -Notably led environmental impact assessments for cross-border hydroelectric, rail and oil infrastructure.

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